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VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People’s Committee Chairman, Nguyen Thanh Phong, has asked the police investigation office to investigate and prosecute illegal sand mining cases in the Can Gio sea area.The recurrence of illegal sand mining operations in Can Gio sea is unacceptable, and the offenders must be criminally prosecuted, Phong was quoted as saying in Thanh nien (Young People) newspaper.He also said that the city People’s Committee will hold a meeting this week with the authorities of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Long An, Ben Tre and Tien Giang, as well as Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces to discuss punishment measures against those involved in the increasing illegal sand mining. Round-the-clock checkpoints proposedAt a press conference held by the city People’s Committee on Monday, director of the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Nguyen Toan Thang, said that from 2013 until now, the city authorities had not granted any permits for sand … [Read more...] about Illegal sand mining continues in Can Gio sea

HÀ NỘI - The Prime Minister on Thursday asked the Ministry of Public Security to urgently investigate the information that organised criminals were threatening officials of the northern Bắc Ninh province's People's Committee and other local offices. The PM required Bắc Ninh Province People's Committee to continue suspending the project to dredge the Cầu River. On Wednesday, Nguyễn Tử Quỳnh, chairman of Bắc Ninh Province People's Committee, confirmed that he was threatened by a hidden man recently. He sent letter to the Prime Minister asking for help. Some days before, Bắc Ninh Province officials received "terrorised" messages, phone calls demanding the project on the Cầu River continue to be implemented. The project, organised by Hạ Lưu Joint Stock Company, was approved by Việt Nam Inland Water Administration. However, Bắc Ninh Province People's Committee resolutely proposed to stop its implementation. This decision was highly appreciated by local residents and helped ensure … [Read more...] about PM orders action on sand mining crimes

The Tay Ninh Province People's Committee has decided to suspend the mining of sand in the Dau Tieng Reservoir and its processing and trade from Monday to begin an investigation into the activity. Earlier the province Department of Natural Resources and Environment had probed sand mining in Dau Tieng and uncovered many irregularities like the lack of business licences and their illegal transfer, overloaded vehicles, the use of heavy trucks that could jeopardise reservoir safety. The authorities aim to streamline sand mining and haul up violators before allowing the activity to resume. A task force has been established and tasked with checking the activities of all 11 companies allowed to exploit natural resources in the reservoir. On Wednesday the province transport department also set up a task force to check waterway activities related to sand mining in Dau Tieng. The investigation is expected to wrap up in 10 days with the task force checking sand and land exploitation, … [Read more...] about Tay Ninh suspends reservoir sand mining in Dau Tieng reservoir

Viet Nam News ĐỒNG NAI - The southern Đồng Nai Province's transport department on Thursday ordered four sand mining and dredging projects in the region to suspend operations. The four projects are: dredging on the inland waterway of Thái Thiện stream from Thị Vải River to Kim Nhật inland wharf (Phước Thái Commune, Long Thành District); dredging on Ông Trung channel (Phước Tân and Tam Phước communes, Biên Hoà City); dredging and clearing of Buông River and Bến Gỗ River (Phước Tân and Tam Phước communes, Biên Hoà City); and dredging and operating inland waterway on Đồng Kho River (Phước An Commune, Nhơn Trạch District). The department, greenlit by the provincial People's Committee, has ordered the businesses to clear all their machinery, equipment and workers off their premises and return the premises. The department's inspectors in collaboration with Đồng Nai police and the people's committees of the four mentioned districts have been instructed to monitor the process, making public … [Read more...] about Four sand mining projects suspended in Đồng Nai

Viet Nam News PHÚ THỌ - Sand mining activities of a company in northern Phú Thọ Province have alledgedly led to serious erosion and subsequent loss of farmland, leading to public concerns, online newspaper VietnamPlus reported. Last week, at Lô River's section that passes through Tử Đà Commune of Phù Ninh District, three ships of Thái Sơn Development & Investment JSC could be seen approaching the bank to harvest sand, according to VietnamPlus. At these mining sites, hundreds of metres of farmland of local farmers have been eroded. Defiance of province's order According to an official regulation dating back to 2013, issued by the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, all sand mining activities at the section of Lô River that passes through Tử Đà Commune can only be conducted in the riverbed, while mining at other areas is forbidden. According to Hà Kế Tài, vice chairman of Tử Đà Commune People's Committee, all eroded land caused by mining is agricultural land … [Read more...] about Illegal sand mining in northern province continues despite ban

Sand mining activities of a company in northern Phu Tho province have allegedly led to serious erosion and subsequent loss of farmland, leading to public concerns. Last week, at Lo River’s section that passes through Tu Da commune of Phu Ninh district, three ships of Thai Son Development & Investment JSC could be seen approaching the bank to harvest sand. At these mining sites, hundreds of metres of farmland of local farmers have been eroded. According to an official regulation dating back to 2013, issued by the Standing Committee of the provincial Party Committee, all sand mining activities at the section of Lo River that passes through Tu Da commune can only be conducted in the riverbed, while mining at other areas is forbidden. According to Ha Ke Tai, vice chairman of Tu Da commune’s People’s Committee, all eroded land caused by mining is agricultural land allocated to households and individuals for agricultural production in the long term as per Decree … [Read more...] about Illegal sand mining in Phu Tho continues despite ban

Viet Nam News HCM CITY - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has ordered a halt to all sand mining in the Dầu Tiếng Lake, the largest reservoir in the country. The ban was imposed on three southern provinces of Tây Ninh, Bình Dương, and Bình Phước, as per Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình's order. MARD also asked local governments to step up inspections and handle violations in their jurisdictions in the Dầu Tiếng - Phước Hoà irrigation system, focusing on managing the half-submerged land in the two lakes, and to relocate households illegally settling in the lakes. The ministry also called for increasing protection forest areas and developing sustainable tourism in the area. Dầu Tiếng - Phước Hoà Water Resource Exploitation One-member Company, tasked with protecting the lake's resources in tandem with exploitation activities, was asked to work with each locality to develop a mechanism that will aid multi-party inspection efforts. Agencies and relevant … [Read more...] about Sand mining in the largest irrigation lake in VN ordered to stop

With regard to the recent serious river bank landslides, experts have warned that if sand mining continues, the situation will become worse. A report of the Steering Committee for Climate Change Response, Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Dong Thap Province showed that since early 2017, there have been 13 landslides in the province, sweeping away a total area of 5,924 square meters. In An Giang, severe landslides have occurred in many parts of the province this year. Notably, the sinking of a section of the Vam Nao River in Cho Moi District plunged dozens of houses into the river last month. Meanwhile, the latest report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) showed that the whole Mekong River Delta has suffered 406 landslides with a total length of 891 kilometers, including 393 river bank erosions with a total length of 583 kilometers and 13 coastal erosions along a total length of more than 300 kilometers. Speaking to the Daily, Le Anh Tuan of Can … [Read more...] about Sand mining kills rivers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

KON TUM - Xuan Tai Company in the Highland province of Kon Tum was fined VND40 million ($1,769) for illegal sand exploitation, said Chief Inspector of the Department of Environment and Natural Resource Tran Cong Hau yesterday. According to the department, the company was fined VND8 million for encroaching the Dak Bla River and VND32 million for illegally mining 3,507m3 of sand over an eight-month period. A report from the Kon Tum Department of Mineral Resources and Environment said the Xuân Tài Co Ltd had used mechanised facilities to dig holes and build embankments to stop the flow of the Đăk Bla River in order to illegally exploit minerals, The 100-metre long, 5-metre wide and 2-metre high embankment built across the Đắk Bla River in Đăk Rơ Wa Commune and Thắng Lợi Ward of Kon Tum City can allow trucks to cross the river. Mechanised facilities are used to mine sand and gravel by Xuân Tài Co. at a site not far from the newly built embankment, according to the report issued … [Read more...] about Company fined for illegal sand mining on Đăk Bla River

A ban on sand mining in the area of Thu Bồn River’s Cửa Đại estuary and Hội An’s beaches may help save Cửa Đại Beach from worsening erosion. Sandbags on the shore of Cửa Đại Beach, 5km to the east of Hội An City in central Quảng Nam Province, to prevent erosion caused by sand mining. The proposal was made by a group of scientists at a two-day workshop, which wrapped up yesterday, in central coastal Quảng Nam Province’s Hội An Town, organised by the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development, the provincial People’s Committee, the European Union delegation to Vietnam and the French Embassy.Professor Nguyễn Kim Đan, leader of the group said ongoing research on erosion in Hội An, conducted since July 2016, cost more than VNĐ12.4 billion ($546,000) funded by the Agency for Development of France and the provincial People’s Committee with … [Read more...] about Hoi An mulls sand mining ban to save beach